Oregon Day Two

Today we drove to Creator Lake. 

Then we stopped at Clearwater Falls. The kids had a blast here. The waterfall was beautiful. It was just off the road, so super easy to get to. We followed the trail to the top and the kids could cross the river on logs. Wesley actually fell in! 

Our next stop was Toketee Falls. This hike was a little longer and harder. Before the hike there was this water pipe made out of wood that had sprung a few leaks.

Our last stop for the day was Whitehorse Falls. This one was also just off the road, no hiking neccessary.

Wesley and Colton decided to take a quick dip.

We ended that day with some cards!

It was a great day!

 

Oregon Day One

I have wanted to go to the Oregon Coast forever! We finally made it! We started our trip in Bend Oregon. Not on the coast, but in the mountains. It was so beautiful. It took us a little over 9 hours of driving to get there. Our vbro was right by a river. The kids loved exploring. They found some deer, squirls, birds, lizards and toads. I didn't count our driving day in the trip count.

Bend was beautiful! We spent some time in the Willamette National Forest. Our first couple of waterfalls were Sahalie Falls and Koosha Falls. The earth is amazing!

Then we drove for a little while and hiked Tomalitch Falls to the Blue Pool.

Once again, an amazing hike! When you get to the pool there is not really a waterfall. A volcano buried the river for about 3 miles, so the water comes right out of the mountain. It is so clear from running through the lava rocks. Amber, Wesley, Kayla and Colton hiked down to the pool, the rest of us admired it form above. The hikes today were pretty muddy, on the way back down Grandpa Max slipped, and landed right on a log. We are pretty sure he broke his ribs.

 

Borgstrom Vacation 2022

Jaycee finished up 9th grade with honors. We are so proud of her, she works so hard and does so good in school! All through elementary her teachers told me she was behind, all of her test scores were low. I was so worried about her going to Jr. High. I worried for nothing, she had straight A's all through Jr High and it is because she works so hard!

Good job Jaycee!

On the last day of school we headed up to Tremonton for a soccer tournament. It was rainy and cold. Her team did pretty good. They lost to a boys team. So there is that. 

After her last game we headed to Emily and Josh's  in Idaho for the Borgstom family trip.

They had someone in their ward come drop some horses off in their pasture. The kids loved seeing the horses. Zaida sent 4 kittens up for them too.

They set up tables in their garage where we ate, did crafts, and played games. Up in the loft the kids watched movies. That is also where the girls slept. The boys set up tents in the garage and slept there. We, (me, Mike, Bensen and Vivian) slept in our trailer.

We had so much fun, we went to an aquarium, Bear World, we walked along a river and saw the Idaho Falls Temple and the Japanese Friendship garden. We went to a Rexburg Flood museum, a couple different pizza places, got cinnamon rolls from Mrs. Powell's bakery, tie dyed shirts, and so much more. We had so much fun!